ASSAULT OF JAPS
TOKIO OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE
FAILURE THEREOF. I
CENERAl ATTACK ON SATURDAY
Both Sides Claim Advantageo In MI.
nor Fights Thursday and Frlday-
Japanese Statesman Says His Coun
try Fights for National Exl:1tence. :
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TOKIO-1'he IlIIpol'lal hc.'uilluartern
baa just Iucd the following an
nouncement :
"Tho wOl'Ie8 for our attack having
been nearly completed against Sung-
ellll mountain ( Port Arthur ) and the
forts lying 1 eastward theref1'om , n general
ernl assault was made on the after I
noon of November 26 , hut owing to the :
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enemy's stubborn resistance our oh.
joct has not yet been accompIiRhed. "
The Manchurian headqunrtcrR , re-
'rtJrllng Sunday , sayn :
"From the night of November 25 un'
tli the morning of November 26 a
body of the enemY'1i Infantry attached
our troollB In the vicinity of Sintung-
tun "nd Shaotaou , hut the attack waR
completely repulsed hy us
"Tno enemy's artlllory , posted to the
cant of Ta mountain , vigorously shelled .
fd ! the vicinities ! ' and Kuchlatzu from
2 o'clocle In thl afternoon of Noveni
bor 26 , hut WI suffered no damago.
"On the right bank of the Hun river
a body ot the enemy's cavalry attacked -
tacked Mami\chles OJ November 25 ,
hut was driven back by our forceR.
" 011 November 24 the enemy set fire
to Shangtlinlmen and most or the village .
Inge was burned "
Discussing the war and the domestic .
tic , finnncial and political conditions
of Japan on the eve of the assembling
of the Diet with the correspondent of
the Associated Press , Premier Kat-
Burn said :
"To Insure peace In the Orient and
to safeguard our national existence
Is the extreme purpose of our empire -
plro and no sacrifice hall bo too
great for successfully effecting this t
purpoHe.
"RuRRla , hostile violating her
pledges In Manchuria , crowned her
overbearing and aggressive , policy hy
extending her arms to the COI'ean 11On.
Ir.sula.
"We were highly sollcltuos to preserve .
serve petite , but had no alternative
except that at war , which was forced
upon us.
1'hroughout the negotiations Rus-
sin showed haughty and overbearing -
Ing attitude , which , ns bas latterly
been shown WitS Inadequately supported -
ported by mill tar ) ' stl'englh. Russia
allowed herself to bo deceived and
PJII hted for she ' he-
slighted OUr empire , never -
1I0\01 ! that Japan : wrJahl draw the
sword of war. Then after sutferhmt : ;
repented defeats on land and on sea ,
Hl1ssht. perceived the mistake she had
made , and having discovered the so-
rinusness ! of the situation , began to
t ln adequate ] mORsuras.
"Tho case was different with us ,
p 'O arc alive to the seriousness or
the situation and were prepared for
exl enclcs ,
"Russia must see that the war
cannot ho concluded lIy the issues of
a few hall1's. With \IS the war
means life or death , and not one of
our -45,000,000 brethren remains Ignorant -
norant of the'vllal issue at stalcc.
, " Yo are prepared to sacrlfIco our
last man nail our last cent for this
'ar.
"Tho delay In the doclslve result
ot our siege nt Port Arthur gives Rus-
aln hope \ ' or being able to relieve the
garrison and for this purpose she
resolved to empty \ her naval d f n e
at , home , while on land corps after
Etps \ hzucJ \ QDc..bllllt lad unt
. artwardm
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SHOOTS THE CASHIER.
Attempt Made to Rob the Platte Coun
ty Bank .t Platte Center.
COLUMBUS , t-eb.-At noon nil un.
lIerslzed matt , apparently a stranger ,
walked Into the Platte County hank
al Platte Center , twelve mlles north
of here , and with drawn revolver in
his hand demalldecl the money from
Cashier Schroeder . tie was ! : refused
and without further ado ho fired , the
bull striking Schroeder squarely In
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the breast.
The ball was slightly deflected by n
Jutton ! and passed dangerously near
the heal't.
A son \VII..l1m Scholp , who was
In the back room of the lianle , at once
gave the alarm and the robber jumped !
Into his buggy and dashed off to the
south. A large posse of citizens was
quickly In pursuit. The sheriff started
for the scene. Tile would-be robber
had no accomplice.
The bandit wa ! } overtaken near
Oconee , five miles west df here , at 4
o'clock. Ho waR at once taken hack
to Platte Center and positively iden-
fifed by : Schroeder. Sheriff Carrig had
hard work 10 protect hIm from mob
violence , bill finally got him loaded
Into an automobile , and he now Is
safe in jail and carefully guarded. He
gives his name as William Holden
and says his home Is In \I1chlgan. He
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had been working In the beet fields
near Platte Center the last two
months
ENTER INTO A TREATY.
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Secret Compact of Chile and Bolivia
Mad Pu ' > lIc.
ASIIINGTON-The secret treaty
recently Blgned Ilt Santiago , Chile , between -
tween the Bolivian minister at that
capital Senor lbCl'to Gultorres , and
time Chilean minister of foreign relations .
tlonR , Senor gmllo Belle , In which time
emperor of Germany Is named as am'
hltmtor of any dlfficullr arising In
the execution of the convention , provided .
vided In substance :
I.'lrtt-Bollvla abandons her preten'
lion to the Pacific port and recognizes
Chl1o's right to the province of Auto-
fagasta
cond-Chllo assumes the debts of
Bolivia as recognized In article 2 of
the treaty t of 1895. !
Third-Chile appropriates $ : ! , OOOOOO
for the COllstl'uctlon of rallrads In
Bolivia , She herself Is to construct
the line from Arlca to i.a Paz , already .
ready In operation as t'ar as 'racna ,
to which she gives n. guarantee up
to $800.000 Chilean a year for the
construction of three other ralJ1'oads.
'I'he Bolivian section of the line shaH
become the property of Bolivia In
twenty yearn , but Chilean products
shall enjoy preferential rebate ! : over
It.
SQUADRON IS AT PORT SAID.
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Precautions Taken to Get Rojestven-
sky Safely Through Clnal.
PORT SAIDA section of tile Rus-
slau second Pacific squadron has ar-
rived ( hm'c All precautions have beell
taken lo prevent any untoward inci
dent during the passage of the \'es.
sets through the Suez canal
The division exchanged salutes
with the town on entering and the
Russian bands played the British . a-
lIonal anthem in honor or the presence -
ence or the British guard ship Furl.
OilS. The local Russian representatives -
th'es visited Rear Admiral Voolker-
sam's fiagshlp All the warships arc
fitted with wireless telegraph appar-
atus The ships are not ordered to
coal here , but will ) ) take water , fresh
provisions and hay for their live
stocle.
The Russian admiral exchanged
visits with the commander ot the Fu
rious
Though the larger warships were
not ordered to COme bore the torpedo
boat destroyers are coaling from
tranll > ? orta and will entbr the canal : tt
dawn Friday , and the hest of the 41.
vitlOI II hour latar. !
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MARINE MATTERS
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VIEWS OF SECRETARY MORTON
ON THE SUBJECT.
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SESSIONS OF THE COMMISSION
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To Build Up Shipping Interests We
Must Meet Competition of Other
Nations-Rear Admiral HaMlngton
Reads a Letter from Morton.
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WASHINGTON-The merchant ma
rive commission resumed its session
I.'rldar. Senator Oulllng)1' , the chairman .
man , announced that the hearings
were about concluded but that the
commission had thought It proper at
this time to Invite naval and post-
office department officials to lJe present -
eat Friday , the former to submit
their opinion ot the desirability ] of a
merchant marine as auxiliary to the
navy and the latter to speak or the
benefits to accrue to the postal servo
ice as a result of an Improved merchant -
chant marln
Secretary Mctcalf of the department .
ment or commerce and labor was
also invited to attend the hearing
Secretary Morlon's views ot the
relations of the government to the
merchant marine In the foreign . trade
was that It was simply a question
of competition. He said that in or-
der lo build up a large American shipping .
ping Interest In this country It will
be necessary to meet the competition
of other nhtlons It will further be
necessary , he declared , to In some
way recognize the mall contracts , the
suhsldles , the bonuses and the premiums -
miums of Germany , England and other
countries The American owner of :
seagoing craft and the American sail-
or , hc said , must be given equality
In all respects If they are not to bo
handicapped by foreign competition
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It was his Idea that all ships built
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In this country should bo constructed
In accordance with plans approved by
the navy department , so that in case
ot war the department could make
good and emclent use of thcm. Ho
added that he was not sure but that
the seamen also should have a naval
tmlnlng.
Rear Admiral Luce read a letter recently -
cently submitted to him by Secretary
Morton , to be laid before time commit-
lee , in which he referred to the dependence .
pendence of the merchant marine and
the navy . lie asserted that the mon-
ey paid to foreign carriers of pro-
ducts of this country went to enrich
the countries with which the United
Slates might some day be nt war ,
thereby IndlectJy adding to the navies
of Owe ! countries and their naval reserves .
serves at the expense ot our own.
He favored subsidies as the means 01'
building up the merchant marine
DeclarIng that It was through nurse
lug a parilicular British industry , the
carrying ; trade , that England owed
her supremacy of the sea today , Cap-
lain Mahan said that American ship-
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ping should he encouraged to come
Into existence and to compete with
the carrring trade of the worle )
Hear Admiral Harllngton favored
the building or steel ships , and said
that the laws of the United States
should be changed so RN to permit
the merchants of this country to run
American ships aR cheaply as foreign
owners could run them. He declared
that the merchant officers of the Ummi-
ted States were not all that could bo
desired regarding competence , and
that as regarding education and train-
lug they did not compare favorably
with foreign merchant officers.
Crew of Rastoropny.
ASHINGTON- Fowler . the
American "consul nt Che Fee , In 3-
cablegram received at the state department -
partment says that the Chinese have
ordered One at their cruisers to convoy
V01 to Shanghai t the officers and men
ot tbA RUlafn.n delL ! 'o 'er nustoropny ,
whlell was , . recently blown up in Oho
1"00 > tarbta > ! t
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FOREST RESERVES. _ , . " .
There Appears to Be More Than Ii ,
Really Needed.
ASIIING'l'ON-In his annual re-
port for this year Commissioner Rich
ards ot the general land office recommends . .
mends the exercise or more deliberate
consideration or preparations looking .
to establishment of forest reserves
than has been exercised In the paBt.
The report adds : "Bpth the importance .
anco ot the objects to be accomplished .
cd and the many local interests to bo
considered necessitate great care In 0)
proceedlmig further In this direction.
The government can well afford at
this juncture to delay action in estab-
lishing additional reserves until the
force ot forest experts now engaged
upon the work : can , by practical field
examinations and scientific research ,
establish oeyond reasonable doubt in
what localities and to what extent further . " ' , ;
ther areas should he set apart for
this purr : ose. "
During the last fiscal year nine reserves -
serves were created , bringing the total
number upto fifty.nlne and Increasing . \
the aggregate covered by forest reservations -
: vallons to 62 , 7j3.t ( J.t acr s. .
The report shows a failing off of .
$1,741,101 in t'.1e total receipts at the '
office as compared with the previous
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rear , and a decrease In the area of ,1w .
pUblic land disposed of , amounting to
6418477 aC1"s. With the exception of
1:103 ! : the cash receipts were greater
than any previous 'ear. The patents ,
Issued for the year numbered 56.386 , ' - . .
and xceccted those for any other ' : :
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twelve months In the history at the
office The receipts were ,283.341 ! !
and the land disposed of aggregated " ,
III 4\0,821 ( acres Of this quantity 10 , . ' wm J
171,265 acres were entered under the ' : , .
homestead law , 2.15:1,85,1 : : were patent- t ,
od as railroad selections and 1,306,261
unde. timber and stone ontl'los
Speakhmr : of the frauds committed I
under time timber and stone acts Mr. . , .
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Riche : ' 5 sr's : "During the last year ;
it was decided to use the corps of
examiners ! of surveys to Investigate in - } 1
the field all applications for surveys . -.t f'
which a' ered settlement and the roe l
suIt ass : proven the wisdom or this t
course.
"In the limber , no real settlement
at any extent was round , but in most
cases a camping hut , without furni
tore and destitute ot the means of
housekeeping was all that the exam 1
leer could lIlscovcr on the 'ground It
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was learned t'1nt these alleged settlers
resided In distant towns and clUes and t
that they were induced to lend their '
names by promises or rewards after
the survey was accomplished , evidently .
Iy having 110 intention to make their .
homo ! on the lanll. This investia-
tion has realllted In materially checking .
.
ing the adsorption by unscrupulous '
ion
of lee timber standing '
persons now .
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on the rescrves. " -r-
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PRESENTS THE IOWA CASE. - .
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Gov. Cummins Interviews the Acting
Secretary of War. - .
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WASHINGTON - Governor Cum- "
lOins left for New York Tuesday I
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nighL He saw Acting Secretary of
War Oliver In relation to the inscrip- i
tlon on the tablet , to bo erected b7 1
Iowa regiments on the battlefield or I
Shiloh The old contention regarding
the time when the Iowa regiments ,
the Fifteenth and Sixteenth , entered
the battle , is sill the subject or much
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controversy , but Governor Cummins
insists that the reports of the colonels t.
of the two regiments , which arc the ,
only official reports or the participation I
lion of the regiments In the fight I 1
should be accepted. He insists , after
a review or the official reports In the "
department that the only direct evt : ' "
dence regarlllng the two regiments
come from Colonel Reed and Colonel )
Chambers , and that in the absence of
other direct evidence the Shiloh commission .
mission should accept those as the
time when the regiments went Into
I\ctlon. : Acting Secretary : Oliver decid .
13.to . ( \ hold open the question pending .
the return of Governor Cummins . to : ,
W > rialca > ti
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